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Jorge Luis Borges' Medieval Aesthetics of Failure
Critical Quarterly, EarlyView.
Irina Dumitrescu
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Environmental Politics in North and East Syria/Rojava: A Scoping and Conceptual Literature Review
ABSTRACT This article presents a scoping and conceptual literature review on environmental politics in North and East Syria/Rojava. The review aims to synthesize existing academic research in English on the interplay between armed conflict and environmental change in the region, focusing on the Kurdish‐led socio‐political model known as the Autonomous ...
Pinar Dinc +2 more
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Ordinal Numerals as a Criterion for Subclassification: The Case of Semitic
Abstract This article explores how ordinal numerals (like first, second and third) can help classify languages, focusing on the Semitic language family. Ordinals are often formed according to productive derivational processes, but as a separate word class, they may retain archaic morphology that is otherwise lost from the language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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New Arabic Records From Cairo on Supernovae 1181 and 1006
ABSTRACT The remnant of the historical supernova SN 1181 is under discussion: While the previously suggested G130.7+3.1 (3C58) appears too old (3000–5000 year), the unusual star IRAS00500+6713 with a surrounding nebula (Pa‐30) has an expansion age not inconsistent with a SN Iax explosion in ad 1181 under the assumption that neither acceleration nor ...
J. G. Fischer +3 more
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Nicaea, Constantine, and Gender
Abstract The canons of the Council of Nicaea appear to confirm what some might consider today to be stereotypical views of gender identity. However, according to Philostorgius, a Christian church historian of Late Antiquity, Constantine's stepsister Constantia played an influential role in the decisions of some sceptical key players to sign the creed ...
Martin Illert
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Demographic Change and Social Cohesion In Post‐Islamic State Iraq
Abstract Between 2014 and 2017, the Islamic State (ISIS) brutally ruled over a population of eight million in Iraq and Syria. The group systematically persecuted and murdered tens of thousands of people of minoritized ethnicities and destroyed their houses and heritage, schools and hospitals, resulting in the displacement of an estimated three to five ...
Omran Omer Ali +2 more
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“Where Now for Visible Unity?”
Abstract This article provides a short introduction to the activities and the spirit of the World Council of Churches for the ecumenical year 2025 by paying particular attention to the commemoration and anniversary celebration of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea, which will take place in October 2025 in Egypt under the theme “Where now for ...
Martin Illert
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Medieval and Post-Medieval Traditions of Salome’s Icy Death
Although the figure of Salome has received much attention from artists and critics alike in the last century and a half, the sources of the legend of her death by ice remain little known.
Zbigniew Izydorczyk
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Religious Studies Review, Volume 52, Issue 2, Page 362-366, June 2026.
Eric Hoenes del Pinal
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The intersection of anatomy and spirituality
Abstract The intersection of anatomy and spirituality offers a profound exploration into how the physical and spiritual aspects of our being interrelate, enhancing our understanding of wholeness. These domains are often seen as distinct, with anatomy rooted in the tangible study of the human body, while spirituality is considered intangible and deeply ...
Joy Y. Balta
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